Lordsburg, New Mexico

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The Lordsburg Hidalgo Library, constructed in 1936, was recently placed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The Cowboy Hall of Fame Room is just one of the many exhibits housed at the Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Musuem.

The Lordsburg Tejano Festival is held each year during Labor Day Weekend and features top Tejano performers, as well as a classic automobile show.

Decorative Native-American thunderbirds grace the walls of the Lordsburg City Council Chambers.

Founded along the route of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, the New Mexico community of Lordsburg has paid host to several notable personalities during its history including aviator Charles Lindburgh, who dedicated the local airport in 1927 following his historic Trans-Atlantic flight. From its strategic location in New Mexico's "bootheel," midway between El Paso and Tucson on Interstate 10, Lordsburg is a welcome sight to weary travelers along the Mimbres-Paquime Connection Loop Trail. Click here for more information. And here for a website on Hidalgo County.

The former Knights of Pythias Hall served the community as a USO building during World War II, and later housed the Lordsburg Chamber of Commerce.

The Hidalgo County Courthouse, constructed in 1927, is listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

Avid bird watchers will enjoy traveling south from Lordsburg along Old U.S. Highway 80.

The Lordsburg City Hall was constructed during the 1930s as part of the New Deal Works Projects Administration (WPA).

Contact the Lordsburg Hidalgo County Chamber of Commerce at (505)542-9864. Photos by Sandy Broadbent unless otherwise indicated.